“Brother Ball then said that if matters were as we viewed them, his case was very bad. He said he knew he had been backslidden for years and had stood in the way of the young. We thanked God for that admission. We designed to leave early Monday morning, and had an appointment at Braintree, Vermont, to meet about thirty Sabbathkeepers. But it was very cold, rough, blustering weather to ride twenty-five miles after such constant labor, and we finally decided to hold on, and continue the work in Washington until Brother Ball decided either for or against the truth, that the church might be relieved in his case. {1T 658.2}

"Bror Ball sagde at hvis sagerne var som vi så dem, ville hans sag være meget ringe stillet. Han sagde at han i nogle år var faldet fra og stået i vejen for unge. Vi takkede Gud for denne indrømmelse. Vi planlagde at forlade stedet tidlig mandag morgen og havde en aftale i Braintree, Vermont, med at møde omkring tredive sabbatsholdere. Men det var et meget koldt, råt og blæsevejr at rejse fyrre kilometer i, af et så uafbrudt arbejde og vi besluttede endelig at blive og fortsætte arbejdet i Washington, indtil broder Ball besluttede sig for enten at være for eller imod sandheden, så menigheden kan aflastes for hans problemer.